What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 26, 2007, the pilot was conducting takeoff. On initial climb out aircraft cleared the tree tops and power lines with a sharp right turn. Aircraft descended to ground and crashed in a dry pond about 1/10 of a mile from the departure end of runway. The aircraft came to rest on its nose, the empennage was canted about 45 degrees to the left. Witness on ground stated that pilot did not use any flaps on takeoff. Witness also stated that he heard the engine sputtering when aircraft flew over tree tops. Then seconds later the aircraft impacted ground. Aircraft was destroyed with two fatalities.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 26, 2007, THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TAKEOFF. ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE TREE TOPS AND POWER LINES WITH A SHARP RIGHT TURN. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO GROUND AND CRASHED IN A DRY POND ABOUT 1/10 OF A MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE, THE EMPENNAGE WAS CANTED ABOUT 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. WITNESS ON GROUND STATED THAT PILOT DID NOT USE ANY FLAPS ON TAKEOFF. WITNESS ALSO STATED THAT HE HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTERING WHEN AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER TREE TOPS. THEN SECONDS LATER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH TWO FATALITIES.
NTSB investigation
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